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Podcast: Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad
Episode: Sexy & Surreal: Episode 41 - Boxing Helena (1993)
Description: Terry and Joe return for a limited series on the children of David Lynch and David Cronenberg.First up: Jennifer Lynch's feature film debut, Boxing Helena (1993) which drew vicious reviews and accusations of misogyny for its story of a clearly mentally ill man (Julian Sands) who abducts and mutilates the titular object of his affection (Sherilyn Fenn).While we're not sold on the film as a whole (it's a bit sleepy), it seems as though critics purposefully misread the film, which is an obvious male fantasy.Plus: Lynch's time in director jail, a...